Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system – Computer graphics processing – Three-dimension
Reexamination Certificate
2006-04-25
2006-04-25
Zimmerman, Mark (Department: 2671)
Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system
Computer graphics processing
Three-dimension
C345S506000, C345S582000, C345S589000, C345S519000, C345S552000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07034828
ABSTRACT:
A hardware-accelerated recirculating programmable texture blender/shader arrangement circulates computed color and alpha data over multiple texture blending/shading cycles (stages) to provide multi-texturing and other effects. Up to sixteen independently programmable consecutive stages, forming a chain of blending operations, are supported for applying multiple textures to a single object in a single rendering pass.
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Drebin Robert A.
Komsthoeft Matthew
Law Patrick Y.
Leather Mark M.
Van Hook Timothy J.
Nguyen Kimbinh T.
Nintendo Co. Ltd.
Nixon & Vanderhye P.C.
Zimmerman Mark
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